instead of buying a converter and adapter, you may as well just get an aussie power cord for your wii as the wii itself is identical to pal wiis except for the sysmenu running on it...

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no my dad said it would still blow up.
its because the ntsc wii is running off 110v so getting an australian cord would blow it up its exactly the same without an australian cord.
you need to get a power converter
my dad recomends getting a power converter from dicksmith oelectronic stores like that

indeed it will blow up (well not exactly blow up you'll see a very large spark than the wii will never turn on again ) our power is different here so you need a converter or you could always buy a pal wii here their also dirt cheap

They sell travel power converters at Radio Shack (I think they are called "The Source" or something in Canada. These converters are used when you go on vacation to other countries that use different power systems than the North American 110V 15A . You probably have more than one electronic gadget that you will take with you so I would recommend picking one up.

instead of buying a converter and adapter, you may as well just get an aussie power cord for your wii as the wii itself is identical to pal wiis except for the sysmenu running on it...

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no my dad said it would still blow up.
its because the ntsc wii is running off 110v so getting an australian cord would blow it up its exactly the same without an australian cord.
you need to get a power converter
my dad recomends getting a power converter from dicksmith oelectronic stores like that

instead of buying a converter and adapter, you may as well just get an aussie power cord for your wii as the wii itself is identical to pal wiis except for the sysmenu running on it...

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Actually, you're 100% right.

First thought:

You can either buy a 240V-110V transformer or buy an Australian power cord. (For those who say this is wrong, the Wii is not 110v itself, but rather uses a very low DC voltage, only the power adapter is affected, it transforms 110v to let's say, 10V DC and same in Australia, just 240V to 10V DC. Get a new adapter, and you are good to go.) The same goes for just about any other console. Wii, DS, PSP, Xbox 360, PS2 but I believe the PS3's is built in, it could be dual voltage, I don't know.

If the output voltage is OK, then you're fine. Just make sure you buy one with 240V AC input and 10V DC output or, whatever the Wii is rated for.

For the long run, I recommend just buying a new adapter, since the voltage transformers you buy in a store (ex: radio-shack) don't modulate the frequency, which everybody seems to forget about. The United States' power grid runs 60Hz whereas Europe, and Oceania run 50Hz. Run a picky 110V appliance with a 240V transformer, it will work, but you risk reducing it's life, and expect problems (ex: a 110V NTSC tube TV I ran on 240V, had massive and extremely annoying flickering)

You will rarely find a frequency modulator + voltage transformer in one package, at a store, and if you did, you wouldn't be able to afford it.

Second though:

Don't buy one at radio-shack, they have a bad design. The ones made for Australia and whatnot. We have indented outlets in France, and the American bought transformer have flat plug, right prongs, but don't plug-in right because of the shape. Don't believe me? I'll send you pictures. I've also had problems with the prongs being too far apart, and having to bend the thing to fit.

Buy one in Australia, which are generally better, form factor wise, and more powerful. (Radio shack sells 50W transformers, which is good for a shaver or a VCR, and that's about it. The ones I bough here range from 200W to 1000W, I run my American blenders and such on them.)

I hope you enjoy your new country, and good luck adapting to the culture! At least they speak English, I had to learn French. >_>

UPDATE: I just checked, the Radio-Shack transformer is good for 200mA (Milli Amps) or 0.2 Amps, which is NOT enough for your Wii. Just buy a new adapter when you get there.